---
name: "yppoll"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "yp-tools"
version: "4.2.3-4+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yppoll"
---

# yppoll(8)

return version and master server of a NIS map

## NAME

yppoll - return version and master server of a NIS map

## SYNOPSIS

**yppoll** \[ **-h** *host* \] \[ **-d** *domain* \] *mapname*

## DESCRIPTION

**yppoll** queries [**ypserv**(8)](/ypserv/8.md) which host the NIS master server for a named map is and what the order number of this map is.

## OPTIONS

- **-h** *host*

  Ask the NIS server process running on *host* for information about *mapname.* If *host* is not specified, the server polled is the default server returned by [**ypwhich**(1)](/ypwhich/1.md).

- **-d** *domain*

  Specify a domain other than the default domain as returned by [**domainname**(8)](/domainname/8.md).

## SEE ALSO

[**domainname**(8)](/domainname/8.md), [**ypbind**(8)](/ypbind/8.md), **ypcat**(8), [**ypmatch**(1)](/ypmatch/1.md), [**ypserv**(8)](/ypserv/8.md), [**ypset**(8)](/ypset/8.md), [**ypwhich**(1)](/ypwhich/1.md)

## AUTHOR

**yppoll** is part of the **yp-tools** package, which was written by Thorsten Kukuk \<kukuk@linux-nis.org\>.